Cultivation Pet Shop

When Lin Fan saw the golden version of himself standing there waiting for him, he just revealed a bitter smile.

But there was no surprise on his face since he had already expected this to happen.

This was the last special cultivation realm that they had to go to, so naturally the system would appear once they came back.

As the two of them stood there, they just stared at each other in silence.

But for the other three that were also here, they couldn't help revealing strange expressions.

That was because for the first time, they were able to see the golden figure clearly.

Before this, they were never able to make out the true appearance of this golden figure. The only thing that they were able to see was a golden featureless figure.

So when they were able to see the golden figure's true appearance for the first time, they couldn't help being caught off guard. After all, this golden figure…was a perfect clone of Lin Fan.

It was just that he was completely made of golden light.

Why would this figure look just like Lin Fan?

Their expressions couldn't help changing again as they thought of something.

Could it be that this God Realm Expert had slowly been taking over Lin Fan and that was why he looked like Lin Fan now?

If that was the case, could it be that they had been helping with the slow takeover of Lin Fan the entire time?

As they were thinking about all the worst case scenarios, Lin Fan and the system were in their own world.

After a long period of silence, Lin Fan finally asked, "Is it time for the truth?"

The system didn't answer right away and instead asked, "How do you feel?"

Lin Fan was surprised to hear this since he never expected the system to suddenly ask him how he felt. But he still slowly answered, "The same as always."

The system looked at him with narrowed eyes before asking with a sigh, "You really don't feel any different at all?"

Lin Fan couldn't help feeling a bit confused when the system asked him this.

Still, he shook his head and said, "I feel the same as always."

As he looked closely at the system, it was almost as if…he could see disappointment on the face of the system.

But why would the system look disappointed?

Was something supposed to happen to him?

He couldn't help feeling that there was something strange about the golden bones that had integrated into his body.

After many years, he had actually gotten used to it and didn't think too much about it.

In fact, the bones didn't even feel that different from his own bones. It was almost as if it had completely integrated with his body, becoming his actual skeleton.

It wasn't strange when he didn't think about it, but it was strange when he did.

Why did he feel so connected to these bones that should clearly be foreign to his body?

Why did it feel like they belonged to him?

Once the first question filled his mind, there was a cascade of questions that followed.

As for the one that could give him those answers, it was the system standing in front of him.

This system was the one that had sent him to retrieve all of these bones after all. So if there was anyone who knew what these bones were, it would be the system.

Lin Fan didn't wait for the system to say anything as he asked, "What are these bones?"

The system looked back up at him after he asked this and he looked right at Lin Fan for a bit before giving a sigh.

He didn't answer the question right away and instead asked, "Do you know who I am now?"

Lin Fan was surprised to hear this question from the system, but then he knitted his brows.

With this frown on his face, he looked right at the system until he finally said, "You're the one that they all talked about, right? The one that taught them all?"

The golden version of him slowly gave a nod before saying, "But how did I become like this?"

Over the years, Lin Fan had learned many different things during his journey.

Some from the different universes, some from the God Realm Experts that he met, and some from the system himself.

With all of these different clues, he was able to come to a conclusion, but this was a conclusion that he didn't want to acknowledge since it was too out there.

This was a conclusion that seemed crazy if he said it out loud…

But it seemed like that was what the system was trying to tell him.

"You turned yourself into the system using the various contributions of the other god. You were the system all along." Lin Fan said in a slow voice that almost seemed uncertain of what he was saying.

But as he said this, the golden version of him revealed a faint smile before giving a nod to confirm this.

Seeing him confirm this, Lin Fan couldn't help revealing a surprised and confused look.

After a long time, Lin Fan asked only a single word, "Why?"

He didn't want to know how he had done this, all he wanted to know was why he did it.

The golden version of him revealed another faint smile before saying, "Because it had to be done."

Lin Fan felt even more confused when he heard this.

Had to be done?

What did that mean?

Why did this have to be done?

At the same time, he couldn't help wondering why he had to be brought to this world after he had died. 

Out of everyone, why did the system choose him?

Seeing the look on his face, the golden version of him spoke as if he knew what he was thinking, "It's because it was you that it had to be done."

Lin Fan deeply knitted his brows when he heard this, but he didn't say anything as he waited for the golden version of him to explain.

The golden version of him gave a sigh before saying, "It's a long story, but it has to do with the creation of this universe and my master who taught me everything that I knew."

"Master?" Lin Fan couldn't help repeating.

The golden version of him gave a nod before saying, "Yes, my master."

With a sigh, the golden version of him told a story.

But it wasn't the story that he expected.

It was the story of how he became the system.

He had gone to the different God Realm Experts for their help in creating this system. Even he was not someone that was able to use multiple laws, so he had obtained the energy of the different God Realm Experts to create this system.

But before that, he had to teach all of them to become God Realm Experts, which was why they had said that he had taught them how to cultivate.

Once he had gathered all of this energy, he used his own soul as the core of the system and created the system.

Then he had found both Lin Fan, binding it to their souls and bringing him to this world.

Finally, Angela and the others heard the true story of his existence.

After learning this, they couldn't help looking at Lin Fan with a strange look.

But Lin Fan dispelled it all by saying, "I'm the same me as when you met me. This is the me that you know and nothing else."

They realized that he was right.

Everything that happened to him happened before he met them.

So the 'real' him that they knew…was the current him.

So in truth, nothing had changed with their relationship.

Once he had finished explaining how he had become the system, the golden version of him fell silent.

Lin Fan looked at him and asked in a slow voice, "Then does that mean that you can separate yourself from me and return to the way that you used to be?"

The golden version of him shook his head before saying, "No, I'm bound to you with my soul. Unless my soul disappears which will cause my death, I will never be able to unbind from you. This system will always live to serve you."

Lin Fan looked at him with a strange look as he asked, "But why? Why did you do all of this?"

The golden version of him took a deep breath before saying, "Like I said, it was because of my master."

Lin Fan just looked at him with the same strange look as before, waiting for him to explain.

The golden version of him finally took a sigh and said, "It's to take down your true enemy, the one that ruined this world."

Lin Fan just looked even more confused when he heard this, not knowing what to say in response to this.

But the golden version of him continued by saying, "This is the enemy that caused the death of my master, your previous reincarnation."

"Huh?"

A look of absolute shock appeared on Lin Fan's face after he heard this as he didn't know how to react to this at all.

Previous reincarnation?

Did that mean that he used to be the master of the system?

The golden version of him revealed a bitter look before saying, "The true enemy that you face is the Chaos, it was the one that imposed this system of cultivation on this world."